Mental Health of Infertile Women: A Systematic Review.

INTRODUCTION

Millions of people and couples worldwide are impacted by the complex and emotionally taxing medical issue of infertility. Infertility describes a person's or a couple's inability to conceive a child or carry a pregnancy, leading to profound emotional, psychological, and social effects on them. There search into the mental health of infertile women is crucial in the managementof outcomes of infertility.

AIM: Against this background, this study aims to discover mental health challenges that impact fertility in women and further help in the field to improve the overall outlook on the condition.

METHODS

In adherence with Prisma Guidelines, a systematic search was carried out of the literature published from 1 January 2010, to 3 March 2023, in PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Open Alex. All the synonyms of keywords or MeSH terms for mental health, infertile women, infertile females, and infertility were used. 1234 articles related to mental health and infertility in women were found, and after following the inclusion and exclusion criteria,47 studies were retained.

RESULTS

Infertile women experience mental health threats like anxiety, depression, stress, marital dissatisfaction, and lower quality of life. In addition to the psychological and emotional burden of infertility, they often struggle with alack of social support and different types of abuse and violence in the irrelationships.

CONCLUSION

With support from loved ones, support groups, and healthcare experts, timely, evidence-based, low-cost infertility interventions can provide great assistance and successfully navigate the emotional difficulties experienced by infertilewomen.